The Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry and the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews reported that Sender Levenson, a 30-year-old Prisoner of conscience who was serving a six-year term, has been released from a labor camp after half his sentence was completed. Levenson, from Bendery, near Kishinev, was charged with “speculation” after applying for a visa to emigrate to Israel.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
